Atletico Madrid and France forward Antoine Griezmann has apologised after initially telling his social media followers to “calm down” in response to outrage he sparked by painting himself black as part of a fancy-dress outfit. Griezmann tweeted a photo of ...

England and Germany players will wear black armbands bearing poppies for Friday’s friendly at Wembley. The tribute is in remembrance of members of the armed forces, said the Football Association (FA) and German Football Association (DFB). FA chief executive Martin ...

Serena Williams has written a powerful essay calling for equal pay for black women. To mark Black Women’s Equal Pay Day in the US, the tennis star posted an article titled How Black Women Can Close the Pay Gap. “The ...

Ex-Tottenham striker Garth Crooks says “every self-respecting black player” in the Italian league should strike this weekend unless Sulley Muntari’s one-match suspension is withdrawn. Pescara midfielder Muntari, 32, was banned after he protested against racist abuse he received from the ...

Former champion Peter Ebdon beat Michael Holt on the final black to qualify for his 24th World Championship at the Crucible in Sheffield. Ebdon, the 2002 champion, came through a dramatic last frame to beat fellow Englishman Holt 10-9 in ...

Media playback is not supported on this device American Simone Manuel and Canada’s Penny Oleksiak claimed joint gold in a remarkable finish to the women’s 100m freestyle final at the 2016 Olympics. Manuel, 20, became the first black female swimmer ...

Media playback is not supported on this device Australian Peter Norman is often the forgotten man in the iconic Black Power salute photograph from the 1968 Olympics in Mexico City, but he had a big influence in Tommie Smith and ...